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as in endured
to come safely through
the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall
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as in lasted
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America
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Recent Examples of survived
Kirk is survived by his wife, the former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve, and their two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife, former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve, and their two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Conservation pressures grow Although the Atlas blue butterfly has survived for millions of years with its fractured genome, its future is now uncertain.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Sweeney portrays boxing champion Christy Salters Martin, who survived an ex-husband's brutal attack on her life in 2010.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife and their two young children.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
And the team has survived the loss of forward Patrick Agyemang, permanently transferred to an English team in July, with no real issues.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife and two children.
—Kate Plummer
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Denver coach Sean Payton was done with Wilson, and the Broncos survived the hit.
—Mac Engel
september 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife, former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve, and their two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Conservation pressures grow Although the Atlas blue butterfly has survived for millions of years with its fractured genome, its future is now uncertain.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Sweeney portrays boxing champion Christy Salters Martin, who survived an ex-husband's brutal attack on her life in 2010.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife and their two young children.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
And the team has survived the loss of forward Patrick Agyemang, permanently transferred to an English team in July, with no real issues.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife and two children.
—Kate Plummer
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Denver coach Sean Payton was done with Wilson, and the Broncos survived the hit.
—Mac Engel
september 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survived
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Pep Guardiola has endured his worst start to a league season (three points from three games) and Ruben Amorim’s side only just edged past Burnley last time out, having been eliminated from the Carabao Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town earlier in the week.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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For the next six years, Kira endured a rigorous drug treatment regime and was frequently in and out of hospitals.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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That Arkansas drive lasted 54 seconds and covered 75 yards in 4 plays.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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With the win, the 24-year-old erased a run of four straight world championships won by American athletes and ended a 10-year Jamaican drought, which had lasted since 2015 when Usain Bolt last won in Beijing.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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South Florida has lived these lousy afternoons all week — and Friday’s forecast calls for more of the same.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Steve has more than 40 years of food industry experience in his native Hong Kong and in the Bay Area, where the couple lived and owned various eateries for two decades.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Diurnal wind patterns prevailed, with westerly/upcanyon winds gusting up to 20 MPH observed in the afternoon.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But even in the very north of Sweden, there was not much chill factor to be found – well north of the Artic circle, temperatures above 30 degrees prevailed through July.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Inside the retro-futuristic Discoveryland area of Disneyland Paris, a full-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter sits on a silver and blue platform which looks like it has been weathered and stained from battles.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lyles weathered criticism from across the country over the death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed while riding a light rail in South End.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its debt has soared from distressed levels, vindicating bondholders who withstood years of brinkmanship and legal drama with Ergen.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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After taking a 19-8 loss Friday while the Mets unveiled Jonah Tong for five inning, the Marlins scored five in the first inning, withstood two homers by Juan Soto in an 11-8 win Saturday and easily earned a 5-1 victory Sunday.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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While there was a spin-off OVA in the late ‘80s, which Izubuchi designed the mecha for, there were also two Aura Phantasm artbooks released by B-Club around the same time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Survived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survived. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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